53. Insecurity

YILEYNA

I awoke with a start, jolting upright in bed. I scanned the room frantically.

Alone.

I was alone.

My heart was pounding, and once again, the nightmare of the night my parents were killed was replaying in my mind. I ran my trembling hand through my hair, closing my eyes as the emotions that I tried to control hit me full force.

Focus Yileyna, it’s ok. It’s going to be ok…

No, it wasn’t ok… They died saving me and were marked as traitors. They were not traitors!

I had to prove their innocence! I had to…

Goddess…

I wrapped my arms around my legs, burying my head in my knees.

Focus.

Breathe…

What time was it? Where was Theon? Was he still not back?

‘They’re dead.’ Theon’s words from that night rang in my head, I felt the crushing agony in my chest break its restraint and hit me brutally. It was my fault. They died because of me.

I won’t cry.

I can’t.

But I was unable to stop the tears from streaming down my cheeks as I pressed a fist against my chest, trying to control the pain that threatened to drown me.

It was my fault. They died because I was out there… Dad came to protect me.

onto my side. The memories of that night, the wolves… the bodies… the fire… they

Stop. Stop, Yileyna…

Think of something else…

How was it possible? The daughter of two werewolves

of the unknown terrified me and I wanted it all to just go away. The bedroom door opened, and I

towards him. A frown creased his brow, his shirt

away, not wanting him to see the tears that were streaming down my

“What happened?”

was husky and low, but it was missing the coldness it

but he refused to let me go, pulling

storm?” He whispered,

control the

I locked my arms around his neck and he instantly pulled me closer, sitting back on the ground with

to keep me tethered from drowning in my pain, and he was here for me. He rubbed my back, sending sparks of pleasure through

“Talk to me, Yileyna.”

was ready to open up to him. I was tired of keeping it inside. But I couldn’t talk about them when they were branded

back so I could look into those amber eyes that I loved

eyes shadowed and

“I know…”

care if one of them or

world.” I

knew the revelation from earlier had only triggered these emotions within me, but I

reached up and cupped my neck,

felt like everything was being snatched from my grasp… I know you deserve to be Beta… But when it was taken away from me,

control these emotions. I was breaking

twisting within me. “I’m scared of losing everything I love…” I said quietly, looking up into his shimmering eyes. I’m scared of losing you. I love you. I didn’t need to say it

push him away by acting so vulnerable and needy? I wasn’t sure, but I couldn’t keep it inside of me any longer. It hurt so

breath, looking at me sharply, and I

parents, they would never do this.” I said desperately.

my head up slightly. “You might regret what you find

won’t, because I know they

he didn’t reply,

back on you, I know you’ll be ok.” He said quietly, almost as if he was speaking to himself over me.

“I will.”

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